THE NOTEBOOK
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Practical guides to come back to when you need them.
Digital life
Turn Your Downloads Folder Into a Three-Way Intake Queue
Use one decision question and three destinations—Act, Keep, or Review—to process mixed downloads without treating every file as equally important.
AI, practically
When an AI Draft Misses the Point, Use an Anchor–Redirect–Check Brief
Diagnose the draft’s central misunderstanding, preserve what still works, and set an observable test for the revision.
AI, practically
Getting vague AI answers? Add these four lines to your request.
A goal, context, output format, and a check. Use this copyable brief to ask for a result you can actually review.
Digital life
A screenshot is not a to-do list. Here’s how to make it useful.
Sort a small batch into use soon, keep, and review. Then give the useful ones a next step and a place to live.
Before you buy
Your USB-C cable charges. Why won’t it connect your monitor?
The connector fits, but the screen stays dark. Separate power, data, and video before buying another cable.